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 - Automation should free humans for judgment calls
 - The goal is flow, not burnout
 
+### Resource Efficiency
+
+- Software should run well on modest hardware
+- Cloud cost and energy consumption matter
+- ARM64-native where possible - better performance per watt
+- Bloated software is a sign of poor engineering, not rich features
+
 ## Guiding Principles
 
 1. **Encode, don't document.** If something is important enough to write down, it's important enough to encode into a skill, command, or agent that can act on it.